Reading Time: 4 minutesGood questions lead to good answers – the secret to learning to talk to artists is here!  ————————————————————————— By the end of the course, you will take away: 1. an understanding of how to design meaningful and relevant interview questions. 2. develop skills in rapport building and active listening. 3. learn to deal with ethical […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesAims Understanding and Observation: Learners are able to identify the core themes of artworks and the environmental and ecological issues they convey. Creative Expression: Learners are able to create small art collages using images and online tools to express their understanding of environmental issues. Critical Thinking: Learners are able to explain the intention of their […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesHave you ever been unable to express your emotions? Have you ever felt sad, lonely, angry and other emotions at the same time? 是否你曾遇到过无法表达自己情绪的时候？是否某一刻悲伤、孤独、生气等情绪同时围绕着你？   Emotions are an important part of our inner world, and the Book of Emotion is a creative project that helps you explore, express and record your inner feelings. Whether you […]

Reading Time: 10 minutesEthnographic documentaries teach us that unfamiliar cultures are not far away, just unappreciated. Introducing : What is this: “Becoming an Ethnographic Documentary Observer: From Research Methods to the Screen” is an open toolkit to help learners understand the core research methods of ethnographic documentary research. What is the goal: To master the basic ethnographic research process […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe freest body holds the richest wisdom. This open toolkit leads learners on a first exploration and experience of Dance/Movement Therapy. Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) is a unique psychotherapeutic approach that promotes emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual through physical movement. The therapy is based on the strong connection between mind and body, […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction: Becoming an Elephant Imagine a world where leadership is not defined by dominance or hierarchy but by wisdom, cooperation, and care for the community. In the animal kingdom, elephant herds exemplify this remarkable form of leadership. Elephants are not only highly social animals, bound together by ties of trust and collaboration, but they also […]

Reading Time: 8 minutesAbout “Printing in Woodlands” : URL:https://thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/2023/01/19/printing-in-woodlands-the-exhibition/     Have you ever thought about printing without artificial materials? Have you ever seen the colors of nature itself? Introduction: The concept of ecological aesthetics Philosopher Arnold Berleant believes that ecological aesthetics, as a cross-disciplinary discipline combining aesthetic concepts and ecological consciousness, advocates aesthetic experience to help us […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction Collage poetry is a form of artistic writing. It takes words, phrases, or sentences from existing texts, such as books, magazines, and newspapers, and recombines them into new poetry. It emphasizes the artistic expression between new and old text. It is also free and innovative. 🎥 “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes  Introduction Have you tried the fun of creating with clay? Did you use your fingers or palms? Do you remember the tactile and emotional sensations when you come into contact with clay materials? -We might as well think of this process as a ‘non-verbal’ physical communication between you and the clay material! It can […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesHave you ever noticed the small labels beside artworks in a museum? Do you know what goes into crafting these brief but insightful descriptions? Do you know that each one is carefully crafted to tell a story? Exhibition labels are more than just names and dates—they provide context, meaning, and connection to each piece of […]

Reading Time: 9 minutes“Happiness itself is a long patience, so I wait for a breeze in the garden to blow my worries away.” Materials🧱 You can choose any one of these： White paper,Pens (preferably in different colors)📄🖊️/ Tablet with drawing software(like Procreate,Sketch up etc.),Capacitive pen💻 Let’s begin! Step 1:Learn about garden types and design principles⛲️ Chinese Garden Deeply […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis OER will lead you through the steps to complete your own ode poem. Beginning with tasks of reflection and remembrance you, as the learner, will build a descriptive language that you will then use to assemble into a structure of a poem to a subject personal to you.      The Learning Objectives   […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction “Weaving Your Emotions” combines colour and weaving to help you explore and express your emotions creatively. Colours are powerful means of emotional expression. German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Theory of Colours (1970)  offers a starting point, emphasising the psychological and emotional impact of colour.1 Artist Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color ([1963] 2013) complements […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction: Protest art is an artistic practice that expresses social, political, or cultural protest through visual or performative forms. Its goal is to reveal injustice, criticize power, or advocate social change. I will teach you how to create a Protest Art Poster., the deeper meaning of which is to draw more attention to social issues. […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesDo you frequently struggle to put your feelings into words and no place to vent your emotions? Do you find it difficult to capture the emotions of the moment? 「INTRODUCTIONE」：Emotions are sometimes Regarded as abstract and hard to visualize. However, As the saying goes, “Art is a voice that refuses to be silenced.” When art […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes  SUMMARY: By exploring the natural colors and forms of plants, it provides a variety of creative means to transform the unique textures and visual effects of plants into artistic expression. Nature is an endless treasure house of art, and the veins, petals and fruits of plants are rich in texture and color, which can […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroduce Do you know how much of communication is nonverbal? According to the survey, there are 90% of communication is nonverbal. Objective This course is aimed to enable you to understand and apply the basics of non-verbal communication within 20 minutes. After completing the study, the scholar can independently analyze the nonverbal communication of others, […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes🙌🏻summary🙌🏻 This is a hands-on toolkit designed to help learners explore multi-perspective observation techniques through digital photography, encouraging creative collages that combine various perspectives of a single object or person.     ✨Preparation✨ Please take a mobile phone or iPad that can take pictures and connect to the internet with you!     🍏Problem Scenario🍏   […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesLike A Virgin: Identifying the Madonna Emily Geary Introduction:  The Virgin Mary (also known as the Madonna / Mother of God / Holy Mary / Queen of Heaven / Mother Incarnate) is a religious figure most venerated in Christianity, with the various branches (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Islam, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism) each worshipping her […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesDigital poetry is a form of electronic literature that demonstrates a wide range of approaches to creating poetry in which computers are prominently and critically used. Digital platforms allow programming to create art across different media, so digital poetry is a synthesis of poetry, visual arts, and music, and we seek a strong interaction with […]